Second call for papers - Syntax of the World's Languages VI (SWL6), Pavia, Italy, 8-10 September 2014

[Sonia Cristofaro]

Second call for papers (apologies for cross-posting)

Syntax of the World's Languages VI (SWL6)
University of Pavia, Italy
September 8-10, 2014

http://swl-6.wikidot.com/


In the same spirit as previous conferences in this series (SWL I -
Leipzig 2004, SWL II - Lancaster 2006, SWL III - Berlin 2008, SWL IV -
Lyon 2010, and SWL V - Dubrovnik 2012), the conference will provide a
forum for linguists working on the syntax of less widely studied
languages from a variety of perspectives.

The main purpose of the conference is to enlarge our knowledge and
understanding of syntactic diversity. Contributions are expected to be
based on first-hand data of individual languages or to adopt a broadly
comparative perspective. The discussion of theoretical issues is
appreciated to the extent that it helps to elucidate the data and is
understandable without prior knowledge of the relevant theory.

All theoretical frameworks are equally welcome, and papers that adopt
a diachronic or comparative perspective are also welcome, as are
papers dealing with morphological or semantic issues, as long as
syntactic issues also play a major role.

Invited speakers:

Bjarke Frellesvig, University of Oxford
http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/staff/ea/japanese/bfrellesvig.html

Mauro Tosco, University of Turin
http://www.maurotosco.net/maurotosco/Home.html


Abstracts of no more than one page (plus possibly one additional page
for examples) should be sent in PDF format to
swl6.conference at gmail.com by January 31, 2014, with ``SWL6
abstract'' in the subject line (authors will receive notification of
acceptance by March 31, 2014). Abstracts will be reviewed by an
abstract reading committee including members of the organizing
committee as well as several linguists working in typology and
language documentation (the full list of members of the abstract
reading committee and the organizing committee is available on the
conference website). Submissions should be anonymous and refrain from
self-reference. Please provide contact details and
the title of your presentation in the body of the email. Participants
may not be involved in more than two abstracts, of which at most one
may be single-authored. The conference will be held in English and
abstracts must be submitted in English.

The University of Pavia will also host two workshops held in connection with
the conference on September 11, 2014:

Ditranitive constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective
Organizers: Agnes Korn and Carina Jahani
http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/2trans/

East Caucasian preverb and the compounding-inflection-derivation continuum
Organizer: Gilles Authier
http://titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de/cauc-pre.htm


For updated information on the conference program, registration,
adjacent workhops and practicalities, please refer to the conference website.

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Sonia Cristofaro
Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici
Sezione di Linguistica
Universita' di Pavia
Strada Nuova, 65
I-27100 Pavia
Italia
Tel. +390382984484
Fax +390382984487
E-mail: sonia.cristofaro at unipv.it